by Sam | 7 Nov 2014 | Health
The government’s spending watchdog has warned NHS trusts are at risk because of financial pressures. A new report from the National Audit Office has warned that a quarter of NHS and foundation trusts in financial deficit at the end of the financial year....
by Sam | 7 Nov 2014 | Uncategorized
There are too few houses for the number of people who want them. All policy makers recognise this. The question is what to do about it? In The Guardian this week Simon Jenkins praised UKIP’s plan to encourage development in towns and cities on brownfield land. The...
by Sam | 6 Nov 2014 | General Election 2015
Labour Leader Ed Miliband has announced a reshuffle of his Shadow Cabinet following the decision of Jim Murphy to pursue the Scottish Labour leadership. With little over six months until the General Election, this is how Ed Miliband has changed his team: Department...
by Sam | 6 Nov 2014 | European Union
Lord Hill, Britain’s new EU commissioner, has called for calm in the row over the demand for an increase in Britain’s EU budget contribution. David Cameron has insisted the UK will not accede to the demands, with a number of Conservative backbenchers calling for the...
by Sam | 6 Nov 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Whitehouse Consultancy Chairman Chris Whitehouse has warned in a new column for The Universe that urgent action is needed to improve teachers’ pay and conditions to avoid losing them from the profession. The article follows a ComRes poll, commissioned by the...
